Mop.



' L. HARLO MOP.

` APPLICATION FIL'ED M Patented Feb. 6

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lou/@Mr LOUIS HAB/LOW, OF EAST MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 BROWN DAISY PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OE MASSA- oHUsETTs.

To all whom t mag/concern.' Be it known'that I, Louis HARLow, a citizen of the United States, and resident of East Milton, county of Norfolk, State of v of a mop, and particularly the'kind of .mop

composed ofyarn and used for wiping floors.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the yarn or mop fabric is firmly held in place and prevented from pulling out during the use of the mop, and in which there is no danger `of the woodenI or metallic parts of the mop head comin-g in contact with the floor.

' Thenatureof the invention will-more fully appear in the accompanying description and drawings, and will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The drawings represent the preferred form of the invention embodying a crosshead map of a usual type.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an end view of the mop Fig. 2 is a front view of the mop;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical cross sec'- tion of the mop head;

Fig. .4 is a transverse vertical cross section of the mop head.

The mop is vshown as comprising the usual handle l, secured to the crosshead 2 of generally cylindrical shape, and extending transversely of the handle. These parts arev as usual made of wood.

The mop head on its bottom is recessed longitudinally as clearly appears from Figs. 3 and 4, and this recess is deep and wide and is shown as of generally rectangular cross section.

The mop proper is shown as composed of yarn 3. The yarn strands, or whatever other material the mop may be composed of, is laid transversely between two long narrow metallic plates 4 and 5. These plates are.

of the same length 'as the recess in the mop head, and sulficiently narrower than the recess to allow them with the interposed mop fabric to be crowded. into the recess. The mop fabric is clamped in place between the plates 4 and 5 and secured by riveting the plates together as indicated at 6.

lSpecifmation of Letters Ilatent.v

MOP.

Application led March 15, 1912..l Serial No. 683,954.

One of the clamping plates, preferred the v lower one 4has its ends bent upwardly to form ears 7, which extend up against and lfit in corresponding recesses in the ends of the mop head. The clamping plates with the interposed mop fabric are held in place in the recess by securing the ears firmly to 'the mop head. The means shown for this purpose are screws 8 passing through apertures in the ears and into the lwooden mop head. Buffers 9, shown as rubber buttons,

are also secured to the ends of the mop head by the screws 8. l

It will be seen that when the parts are assembled the metallic clamping plates are seated in the recess in the mopheadabove the bottom surface of the wooden portion of' the mop head, and at the same time they hold the mop fabric in such a position as to lprevent any portion of the mop head from coming. in contact with and scratching or injuring the floor. The buffers on the ends of the mop head likewise prevent the ends be removed readily and easily from, and replaced in, the crosshead.` This is done byl the aid of an ordinary screw driver by removing and replacing the screws 8 and buffers 9. Not only can the mop fabric be read- 'the mop fabricvwith the clamping plates to ily washed or cleaned whenl thus removed but the mop fabric and clamping plates may l be removed without ,the necessity of remov ing the cross head and handle.

Having fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A mop comprising a head having a longitudinal recess in its bottom, a clamp removably positioned inv said recess and adapted to retain a mop fabric, said clamp being composed of an upper and a lower clamping member, said upper member being carried by said lower member, arms on said lower member whereby said clamping members are removably ysuspended in said recess, and means for securing said members together to retain therebetween a lInop fabric.

2. A mop comprising a head having 'a longitudinal recess in its bottom; a clamp demountably positioned in said recess and adapted to retain a mop fabric; said des.

mountable clamp being composed of twoparallel bars, a supporting bar and a carried bar; means for securing said carried bar t0 said supporting bar, supporting arms on each end of said supporting bar, Said arms being upturned at an angle to the plane of said bars, and means carried by said head demountably to suspend said arms from said head, whereby said mop-retaining clamp may be easily demounted from said head for cleansing or for substitution.

3. A mop comprising a head having a longitudinal recess in its bottom and vertical end recesses; a clamp demoun'tably positioned in said longitudinal recess and composed of parallel bars, a lower supporting bar and an upper carried bar; rivets adapt'- ed permanently to secure said upper bar to said lower bar and to cause said bars cooperatively to retain a mop fabric; arms on said lower bar upwardly extended and adapted to be positioned in said end recesses; and means for demountably securing said arms in said end recesses; whereby 'said mop-retaining clamp may be demounted from said recess for substitution orforumop fabric cleansing. I

4f. A- rnopcompri'sing a headf having a longitudinal recess in its bottom; a clamp demountably positioned in said recess and composed of two parallel metal bars including a supporting bar' and a carried bar; a plurality of rivets adapted permanently to lsecure said carried bar to said supporting bar whereby a -mop fabric lis retentively held therebetween; integral arms on each end of said supporting bar, said armsbeing upturned at an angle-to the plane of the bar s and having apertures'in their upper portions; screws adapted to be inserted through said apertures and to 'engage said head whereby said arms are demountably secured to said head and said clamp may -be removed from n said head for substitution or mop cleansing. 1 i

In testimony whereof, l have' signed my name to this specification, in. the presence of two subscribing witnesses. a

- y LOUIS PILUW, Witnesses: 

